Saturday, August 31, 2013

EdTech Review #40: Jaw Drop Moment


Show #40 Jaw Drop Moment

For the third episode of the 2013/13 school year, Jeff and Ty look into the potential getability of a champagne-gold iPhone.  They both go out on a limb proclaiming that Apple will have some kind of announcement on the 10th of September.  Ty dares anyone who thinks that Apple isn't arrogant enough to put a 'C'in their cheap phone to remember the past.  They then speculate on why older Apple devices get heavier with time-Do they absorb water?  Jeff makes a case for Apple's need to have a sensational "just one more thing" moment, Finally, they marvel at the 3d Image for Android and actually say something nice about Yahoo.


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Friday, August 23, 2013

The EdTEch Review #39: Googly eyes


Show Number 39: Googly eyes

Picking up steam for the 2nd show of the new school year, the gents discuss how Google Now is becoming a serious Siri replacement and how its sister app, Google Keep, is the note program to beat.  They then try to simplify Evernote and Word for a quick content creating generation and end up discussing Apple's place in the music streaming industry.  How does this tie into education?  Little known fact-portions of each show is produced and recorded in an actual classroom.  Of course the room numbers have been change to protect the technologically innocent.


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Thursday, August 15, 2013

The EdTech Review #38: Micro SD Music Bonanza!


Edtech Review #38:  Micro SD Music Bonanza


After an extended break in which lessons were learned, tears were shed, and Ty visited a pinball museum, these educators return to match wits with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. They still tout the benefits of the Google Nexus 7 as the bargain class machine.  They discuss the new stuff from Google IO. 


In the end they dream of an iPad with an expandable SD micro card slot.


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